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Sat sri akaal!Lesson 4 on Basic Punjabi

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Lesson objects

Greetings & Goodbyes

2 Make Small Talk with Strangers

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Revision: Forms of to-be verb

English Is Are(first person) Are(second person) Am

Punjabi Hai H H H

H is pronounced as h+aa+slight n

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Revision : Forms of My/Mine

Merwhen referring to feminine gender (eg: mother, female friend, sister)

Mr-when referring to male gender, but someone who is same age of younger (eg: younger brother, friend) Mrwhen referring to male gender, but to someone who is elder/ when there is a need to show respect (eg: Father, Uncle, Grandfather)
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Lesson objects

Greetings & Goodbyes

2 Make Small Talk with Strangers

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Basic Greetings

Hello

Sat Sri Akl

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Basic Greetings

Excuse me

Mf karna

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Basic Greetings

Please

kripa

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Basic Greetings

Thank you

Dhanvaad

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Basic Greetings

Fine

Ach/Changa

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Basic Greetings

That's fine = That is okay

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Basic Greetings

That Ih

is hai

fine hk

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Basic Greetings

That's fine (that is ok)

Ih hk hai

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Basic Greetings

You're welcome

k' gal nah

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Grammar tip

Here you're welcome does not mean welcoming somebody to your house instead it means "don't mention it"

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Revision: Greetings

English Hello Excuse me Please Thank you Fine That's fine You're welcome

Punjabi Sat Sri Akaal Maaf karna Kripa Dhanvaad Ach/Changa Ih hk hai k' gal nah

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Say Goodbye

Good bye

Alvid

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Say Goodbye

Good morning

hubh savr

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Say Goodbye

Good night

hubh rat

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Revision: Say Goodbye

English Good bye Good morning Good night

Punjabi Alvid hubh savr hubh rat

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Lesson objects

Greetings & Goodbyes

2 Make Small Talk

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Make Small Talk

Speaker Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Lisa Mark Lisa English How are you? I am fine and you? I am good too What is your name? My name is Mark I am Lisa Nice to meet you Nice to meet you too

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Make Small Talk

How Kiv

are ho

you tus

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Make Small Talk

How are you?

Tus kiv ho?

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Make Small Talk

How are you? (common form)

Ki haal hai?

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Make Small Talk

I am fine, and you?

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Make Small Talk

I Mai

am h

fine hk

and at

you ts

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Make Small Talk

I am fine, and you?

Mai hk h, at ts ?

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Make Small Talk

I am good too

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Make Small Talk

I mai

am h

good chang

too v

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Make Small Talk

I am good too

Mai v chang h

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Make Small Talk

What is your name?

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Make Small Talk

What k

is hai

your tuh

name nm

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Make Small Talk

What is your name?

Tuh nm k hai?

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Make Small Talk

My name is Mark

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Make Small Talk

My Mr

name nm

is hai

Mark Mark

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Make Small Talk

My name is Mark

Mr nm Mark hai

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Make Small Talk

I am Lisa

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Make Small Talk

I Mai

am h

Lisa Lisa

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Make Small Talk

I am Lisa

Mai Lisa h

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Make Small Talk

Nice to meet you

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Make Small Talk

Nice to meet you

Tuhn milke khuh h'

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Grammar tip

Tuhn translates to with you in punjabi Nice to meet you literary means nice meeting "with you H' means happened Since the meeting happened already, to complete the sentence h' is added

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Make Small Talk

Nice to meet you too

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Make Small Talk

Nice to meet you too

Tuhn v milke khuh h'

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Revision:Greetings
English Hello Excuse me Please Thank you Fine That's fine You're welcome Sure Thank you very much This looks good My pleasure Punjabi Sat Sri Akaal Maaf karna Kripa Dhanvaad Ach/Changa Ih hk hai k' gal nah Jarr Bahut bahut dhanvaad Ih ach lag rih hai Mra saubhaag

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Revision: Say Goodbye

English Good bye Good morning Good night

Punjabi Alvid hubh savr hubh rat

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Revision
Speaker Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Lisa Mark Lisa English How are you? I am fine and you? I am good too What is your name? My name is Mark I am Lisa Nice to meet you Nice to meet you too Punjabi Tus kiv ho? Mai hk h, at ts? Mai v chang h Tuh nm k hai? Mr nm Mark hai Mai Lisa h Tuhn milke khuh h' Tuhn v milke khuh h'

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See you at the alley!

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